Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act in Hindi & English

 Section 13B HMA in Hindi and English / हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम 1955

Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 - 

Divorce by mutual consent -

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act a petition for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce may be presented to the district Court by both the parties to a marriage together, whether such marriage was solemnized before or after the commencement of the Marriage Laws (Amendment) Act, 1976 (68 of 1976), on the ground that they have been living separately for a period of one year or more, that they have not been able to live together and that they have mutually agreed that the marriage should be dissolved.

(2) On the motion of both the parties made not earlier than six months after the date of the presentation of the petition referred to in sub-section (1) and not later than eighteen months after the said date, if the petition is not withdrawn in the meantime, the Court shall, on being satisfied, after hearing the parties and after making such inquiry as it thinks fit, that a marriage has been solemnized and that the averments in the petition are true, pass a decree of divorce declaring the marriage to be dissolved with effect from the date of the decree.

Supreme Court of India Important Judgments Related to Section 13B of Hindu Marriage Act 1955 : 

Anil Kumar Jain vs Maya Jain on 1 September, 2009

Ashok Hurra vs Rupa Ashok Hurrarupa Bipin Zaveri on 10 March, 1997

Smt. Sureshta Devi vs Om Prakash on 7 February, 1991

Hitesh Bhatnagar vs Deepa Bhatnagar on 18 April, 2011

Devinder Singh Narula vs Meenakshi Nangia on 22 August, 2012

Neeti Malviya vs Rakesh Malviya on 12 May, 2010

A.V.G.V. Ramu vs A.S.R. Bharathi on 14 December, 2017

Smt. Chand Dhawan vs Jawaharlal Dhawan on 11 June, 1993

Sarita Singh & Ors vs Rajeshwar Singh on 20 November, 2009

Vennangot Anuradha Samir vs Vennangot Mohandas Samir on 2 December, 2015

Sanghamitra Ghosh vs Kajal Kumar Ghosh on 20 November, 2006

Smt. Saroj Rani vs Sudarshan Kumar Chadha on 8 August, 1984

Smruti Pahariya vs Sanjay Pahariya on 11 May, 2009

B A Vani vs Union Of India And Another on 7 November, 2016

Priyanka Singh vs Jayant Singh on 10 November, 2009

Vikram Vir Vohra vs Shalini Bhalla on 25 March, 2010

Gaytri Bajaj vs Jiten Bhalla on 5 October, 2012

Rohtash Kumar vs State Of Haryana on 29 May, 2013

Prashant Bharti vs State Of Nct Of Delhi on 23 January, 2013

Savitri Pandey vs Prem Chandra Pandey on 8 January, 2002

Important High Court Judgments - 

Principal Judge, Family Court vs Nil on 12 June, 2008 - Bombay High Court  

Gautam Basu vs Nina Basu on 8 February, 1990 - Calcutta High Court 

Anil Khatwani vs Smt.Nisha Khatwani on 10 May, 2012 - Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur  

Smt. Rita Bhattacharjee vs Shanti Ranjan Bhattacharjee on 12 January, 2009 - Calcutta High Court  

Rupa Ashok Hurra vs Ashok G. Hurra on 9 September, 1996 - Gujarat High Court 

Girdhari Maheshwari & Anr vs Nil on 24 September, 2008 - Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur  

Dhanjit Vadra vs Smt. Beena Vadra on 30 January, 1990 - Delhi High Court  

Gautam Basu vs Nina Basu on 8 February, 1990 - Calcutta High Court  

धारा 13B हिन्दू विवाह अधिनियम 1955 का विवरण - 

पारस्परिक सम्मति से विवाह-विच्छेद -

(1) इस अधिनियम के उपबन्धों के अधीन रहते हुए या दोनों पक्षकार मिलकर विवाह-विच्छेद की डिक्री विवाह के विघटन के लिए अर्जी जिला न्यायालय में, चाहे ऐसा विवाह, विवाह विधि (संशोधन) अधिनियम, 1976 के प्रारम्भ के पूर्व अनुष्ठापित किया गया हो चाहे उसके पश्चात् इस आधार पर पेश कर सकेंगे कि वे एक वर्ष या उससे अधिक समय से अलग-अलग रह रहे हैं और वे एक साथ नहीं रह सके हैं तथा वे इस बात के लिए परस्पर सहमत हो गये हैं कि विवाह विघटित कर देना चाहिये।

(2) उपधारा (1) में निर्दिष्ट अर्जी के उपस्थापित किये जाने की तारीख से छ: मास के पश्चात् और अठारह मास के भीतर दोनों पक्षकारों द्वारा किये गये प्रस्ताव पर, यदि इस बीच अजीं वापिस नहीं ले ली गई हो तो न्यायालय पक्षकारों को सुनने के पश्चात् और ऐसी जाँच, जैसी वह ठीक समझे, करने के पश्चात् अपना यह समाधान कर लेने पर कि विवाह अनुष्ठापित हुआ है और अर्जी में किये गये प्रकाशन सही हैं यह घोषणा करने वाली डिक्री पारित करेगा कि विवाह डिक्री की तारीख से विघटित हो जाएगा।